‘The Cold Vein’ describes the artery of pain that flows through New York City, as well as the desperate hope of its denizens to find a way to transform into something that can rise above it all.
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Killer Mike & El-P were determined to elevate their game with their second album together by addressing more complex social issues. Their strategy paid off in a sequel that eclipses their successful debut.
Read moreRun The Jewels’ Eponymous Debut Album ‘Run The Jewels’ Turns 10 | Album Anniversary
‘Run The Jewels’ was originally intended to be a one-off project. However, the album caught fire in a way that neither El-P nor Killer Mike ever conceived.
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Anti-pop sentiments were hardly new to hip-hop during the mid ’90s, but with their debut LP, Company Flow raised them to a high art form.
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EL-P’s third studio affair became a cathartic experience, where he exorcised the pain that his past brought him, allowing him to re-start with a clean slate.
Read moreKiller Mike’s ‘R.A.P. Music’ Turns 10 | Anniversary Retrospective
With his El-P produced fifth studio affair, Killer Mike enshrined himself as one of the all-time great emcees, while laying the foundation for the pair’s continued collaboration as Run the Jewels.
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El-P’s debut solo full-length honors hip-hop’s past, while striving to create something new and groundbreaking.
Read moreEl-P’s ‘I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead’ Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective
El-P’s second solo LP remains as bleak and pitiless today as it was 15 years ago, but it undoubtedly set him on the path for the artist he has become today.
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